Passed away, at her home on April 18, 2019, Mary Elizabeth Hamel (Fardella), in her 88th year. Mary was born and raised in Tillsonburg, until she met her late husband John Starr Hamel (2011) and moved to Pelee Island for 50 years; in her later years, she moved to Tillsonburg where she has resided for the past 14 years. Mary was a strong supporter and benefactor for the Alzheimer’s Society, successfully raising many funds for the cause and resulting in her receiving an award from the Alzheimer’s Society in Woodstock. She was also a proud member of St. Mary’s R.C. Church, Tillsonburg and the Catholic Women’s League. Mary will be greatly missed by her loving daughters Jackie (Steve) Cousins, of St. Marys; Lynn (Ron) Tiessen, of Pelee Island and her son David(Helen) Hamel of B.C. & by her grandchildren: Nathaniel (Liz), Kathleen (Adam), Rebecca, Robert, Alexander (Andrea), Aaron, Justin, and Michael and by her two special great-grandchildren: Charlie and Max. Survived by her sister Moma Fardella, Tillsonburg and brother Joseph (Susan) Fardella, of Perth, Australia. Also survived by several nieces, nephews and cousins. Predeceased by her much-loved son Dr. Starr Hamel (June 1, 2009) and by her siblings: Angela Fardella, Anthony Fardella, and Frances Fardella.
Funeral arrangements have been entrusted, with confidence, to the MAURICE J. VERHOEVE FUNERAL HOMES- BURIAL AND CREMATION SERVICES INC., 262 Broadway Street, Tillsonburg (519)842-4238. In keeping with Mary’s wishes, cremation has taken place. Friends and relatives are invited to St. Mary’s R.C Church, 51 Venison Street West, Tillsonburg for visitation on Tuesday, April 23 from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. (service time). A Funeral Mass of Christian Burial will take place at 11:00 a.m. by Rev. Fr. John Pirt. Inurnment later in the Hamel Family Plot, in Mary, Star of the Sea Catholic Cemetery, Pelee Island, Ontario. Memorial donations to the “Alzheimer’s Society” or to “St. Mary’s R.C. Church- Building Fund” may be made through the Maurice J. Verhoeve Funeral Homes, Tillsonburg.
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Nos plus sincères sympathies à la famille et aux amis de Mary Elizabeth Hamel Fardella April 18th 2019..
Décès pour la Ville: Tillsonburg, Province: Ontario